They like the idea of somebody they think is on their side not giving a shit about the law, and they’re too dull-witted and emotionally invested to recognize the simple fact that somebody who doesn’t give a shit about the law doesn’t give a shit about them either, and will betray them to get what he wants exactly as easily as he broke the law to get what he wants.
That’s the thing with tyrants. They pretty much never come to power entirely on their own. It’s nearly always the case that they come to power because some significant number of people ignored the clear warning signs and supported them anyway - actually believed that supporting this transparently power-hungry lying sack of shit was a good thing.
And then by the time those people figure out the score, it’s too late.
That’s a true statement, his cultists could not care less about the verdict. If anything it will embolden them.
They like the idea of somebody they think is on their side not giving a shit about the law, and they’re too dull-witted and emotionally invested to recognize the simple fact that somebody who doesn’t give a shit about the law doesn’t give a shit about them either, and will betray them to get what he wants exactly as easily as he broke the law to get what he wants.
That’s the thing with tyrants. They pretty much never come to power entirely on their own. It’s nearly always the case that they come to power because some significant number of people ignored the clear warning signs and supported them anyway - actually believed that supporting this transparently power-hungry lying sack of shit was a good thing.
And then by the time those people figure out the score, it’s too late.
Kinda like genocide not being a deterrent for democrats.
Paraphrasing Joe Biden
Obvious bait is obvious.
Bait never used to be believable, it was clear from the start
True, but I imagine it’ll be hard to campaign across the nation with house arrest.
Fox News and OAN does most of the campaigning for him anyway.